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Re: Queensland Islands - boat based camping

Re: Queensland Islands - boat based camping

Originally Posted by Homer_Jay

Northwest island off Gladstone.

Well worth a look.

Ta HJ

Nearly made it there but had to cancel last year when I lost my job a month or so out from the trip ...... we were going to do the Barge thing. It is an option but too tidal dependant for my liking - I want to sleep on terra firma but not have my boat high & dry either

Chris

Give a man a fish & he will eat for a day !Teach him how to fish& he will sit in a boat - & drink beer all day!TEAM MOJIKO

Re: Queensland Islands - boat based camping

Re: Queensland Islands - boat based camping

Originally Posted by NAGG

Ta HJ

Nearly made it there but had to cancel last year when I lost my job a month or so out from the trip ...... we were going to do the Barge thing. It is an option but too tidal dependant for my liking - I want to sleep on terra firma but not have my boat high & dry either

Chris

yeah I agree. Itís the one reason I havenít been back yet (although I will one day).
magic place, but can only get in and out at high tide with a decent size boat, so fishing can be limited.

lady Musgrave may be an option as it is all tide access. But I am just not sure where you are allowed to anchor the boat close to the island in the lagoon. I think camping is opposite side of the lagoon, so all gear needs to be carried across the island.

Do you think you could use the pulley system to pull the boat in and out of deeper water ?. ..... maybe a 100 m loop

For mine ... that is the ideal scenario ...... Drop a heavy anchor with long chain in deeper water (1m deeper than the lowest tide) for overnight anchoring - pull the boat out to the buoy & pull the boat back in as required .

Chris

Give a man a fish & he will eat for a day !Teach him how to fish& he will sit in a boat - & drink beer all day!TEAM MOJIKO

Re: Queensland Islands - boat based camping

I used a second anchor on shore with the boat paynter tied off to the endless loop so it ends up at the end of the chain where the loop is joined with a bowline.

Your "land" anchor could sit off shore too with separate line from it to shore tied to a tree or other solid point.. Just locate a float above the "land anchor" and be sure to knot the endless loop at the land anchor so the boat stays "in the deep"

Re: Queensland Islands - boat based camping

Originally Posted by Homer_Jay

Good info Chimo.
I am am keen to get up there.

Chris, if you ever plan the trip and are looking for a second boat to come I would be interested.
I run a 2400 Noosacat.

That would be good ...... it might be a way off yet though ( Autumn 2019) - These trips take some planning when traveling so far ..... not to mention teeing up the annual leave as it would need to be at least a full week plus the weekends to travel up & back from Sydney . Just need to find the right destination & work out logistics for fuel ......... love this stuff .

Chris

Give a man a fish & he will eat for a day !Teach him how to fish& he will sit in a boat - & drink beer all day!TEAM MOJIKO

Re: Queensland Islands - boat based camping

Hey mate.
Iv done northwest a couple of time. Going again in September.

Gave heard of blokes going the Percy's?
What about Lizard island? I've heard you can camp there?

cheers Rob

Thanks Rob

Yeh , Percy would be a bit of a mission ...... dealing with the Stanage road first - & even out at Middle island , you are still 50km to the reef . I think there are better options though at a place like the Whitsundays

Lizard would be amazing though the logistics would be a killer unless you had a few boats (not sure about availability of fuel) - even from Cooktown it would be around 100kms . ..... with only a 140lt tank of fuel I'd need to get everything right

Regardless - thanks for the suggestions

Chris

Give a man a fish & he will eat for a day !Teach him how to fish& he will sit in a boat - & drink beer all day!TEAM MOJIKO